I was wondering if anyone had used this cleaning kit to clear there headlights from the glazed look. I have used the turtle wax and the meguiars kit and still nothing. Let me know Thanks

 

someone has had to have used this

 

forget the kits, u have to sand em down...if there really bad start with 400 if not then 600 then 1200, 1500 then buff it with 1500 compound then polish...or u can do that process with out the buffing and clear coat them

 

yeah i was hoping i didnt have to do the whole wetsanding bit, but thats probably the best route. I was just hoping someone had some luck with these kits.

Thanks

 

yea bro do that ...the kits dont really work ...i just used 1500 then 2000 after that some plastic x from meguiars and tada they ll look like new

 

aright guys thanks for the input.

 

i have used the 3m kit one time and it worked great. i have never sanded a light.

 

i used the 3m kit with the 3 types of sand paper it worked REALLY good!! lights look practically brand new, gf thought i bought new headlights =D it just takes time and DONT RUSH it!!

 

aright thanks ^^^ btw where did u get yours at

 

I got it at walmart I compared prices at all the auto places and walmart was the cheapest

 

sweetness. thanks again guys

 

PlastX worked really well for me. Not perfectly clear, but pretty close.

 

^ thanks

 

if your talking about the 3m kit for sanding headlights that attaches to a drill.. it works great

 

that is the exactly the one im talking about

 

I just bought a kit.. used it.. doesn't really turn out that good.. just a little cleaner than before.. seems like I wasted $20

 

mixed reviews are discouraging... so i think ive decided the wet-sanding route is probably best, then use the compound, and see if i can get lamin x clear film afterward to halt anymore of this haze crap

 

I used the turtle wax kit with the 3 different sanding blocks and lube and polish that came with it and it came out GREAT! before I couldnt see inside the headlight now its crystal clear. But Yea I would try the 3m kit, it was next on my list if the 10 dollar turtle wax kit didnt work.

 

how long did u go at the turtle wax kit cause i used that on my one headlight and it made it worse

 

well, the 3m kit, really depends if you sand it well enough.. I guess I didn't take enough time to sand it (I used my hand to sand instead of a drill)... You can basically go buy your own supplies.. get a 500grit, 700-900 grit, 2500-3000 grit.. and then sand it.. for polish.. toothpaste might work lol.. i bought the kit just for the sandpaper basically.. it comes with 6 500 grit, 4 800 grits, and 1 3000 grits..

 

i have restored many different sets of headlights. i will tell you what i use. this is the best setup i have found yet. get wetsand paper. you will need 1000 grit, 1500 and 2000. use those first finishing with 2000.
get a mothers mini buff ball and a drill. if you do these next steps by hand, it will not come out as good.
buff with regular rubbing compound. i use 3m.
then buff with mothers mag and aluminum polish. it sounds crazy but it works very well.
finish up with plast-X.
re-buff with plast-x until your happy.

if you do this correctly, they should look very close to brand new and all the yellowing will be gone. they will look worse after u sand them but wait until the final step.

 

thanks man ^^^ ill let you know how it comes out